LONDON, Feb 28 Reuters Consumer goods group Reckitt missed fourthquarter likeforlike net sales expectations, it said on Wednesday, citing declines in sales of cold and flu season products. The maker of Nurofen pain medication and Dettol cleaning products said it is confident in the year ahead and expects likeforlike net revenue growth of 24, with midsingledigit […]

ZURICH, Feb 28 Reuters Holcim will launch a 1 billion Swiss francs 1.14 billion share buyback by the end of the year, the building materials giant said on Wednesday after reporting fourthquarter earnings slightly ahead of forecasts. The Swiss cement maker, which last month announced plans to spin off its fastgrowing American business, was in confident mood after […]

MADRID, Feb 27 Reuters The head of Spain39;s market supervisor said it is examining recent information submitted by drugmaker Grifols in the wake of allegations of false accounting made by Gotham City Research, while also analysing the actions of the shortseller. Gotham City39;s report wiped several billion euros off the market value of Grifols, which […]

LONDON, Feb 27 Reuters Barclays has agreed to sell about 1.1 billion of credit card debt in the United States to Blackstone , in a deal the British bank said would free up capacity to expand lending and reduce balance sheet risk. Barclays said the agreement reflected its recentlyannounced strategy to prioritise growing lending to consumers, […]